Akron, Kent get state grants for brownfield cleanup

A $2.9 million state grant will help Akron clean up a former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:GT) complex that sits on two parcels totaling 14 acres, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The Clean Ohio grant will pay to remove asbestos and other waste and demolish buildings that sit on the site, the newspaper reports. Once the brownfield at 150 and 200 Innovation Way is clean, it will be used for commercial and industrial space, the newspaper reports.

A separate $1.34 million Clean Ohio grant will help Kent pay for cleanup at the 1.7-acre former RB&W property on Mogadore Road. The city is planning a technology corridor in that area, the newspaper reports.